1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

28 February and 3 June 1998

All 68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
35 seats needed for a majority
Registered3,628,864
Turnout71.23%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Virbhadra Singh Prem Kumar Dhumal
Party INC BJP
Seats before 52 8
Seats won 31 31
Seat change 21 23
Popular vote 1,110,055 995,482
Percentage 43.51% 39.02%
Swing 5.31% 2.88%

CM before election

Virbhadra Singh
INC

Elected CM

Prem Kumar Dhumal
BJP

Elections to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in 1998 to elect members of the 68 constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, India. The Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party won an equal number of seats, but the BJP managed to form the government by allying with the Himachal Vikas Congress, and Prem Kumar Dhumal was appointed as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. The number of constituencies was set as 68 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.